Jews say no crackdowns on our campuses!

Poilievre is threatening to import Trump’s playbook to suppress student activism and freedom of expression for all Canadians. Throughout this election season, Poilievre has promoted far-right policies mirroring Trump’s efforts to suppress Palestine solidarity. Under the guise of fighting antisemitism, he has threatened to increase policing of pro-Palestine events, deport activists, and defund Canadian universities. These are all tactics straight out of Project Esther, the American strategy from the white nationalist, far-right Christian think tank...
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This election, Canadian Jews are running and voting for justice, not genocide.

This election, we won’t let political parties use Jewish safety to justify supporting genocide and suppressing solidarity. As Jewish Canadians, we reject the weaponization of antisemitism to silence criticism of Israeli violence. We stand with Palestine — and we’re not alone. Across the country, Jews are rallying around the Vote Palestine campaign. More Jewish candidates who speak out for justice and Palestinian human rights are running in this election than ever before. Meet the IJV...
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Zionism is Mitzrayim

Every Passover, we tell the story of liberation from Mitzrayim, the “narrow place” — a place of confinement, enslavement, and oppression. This year, we confront a brutal truth: Zionism is Mitzrayim. It is domination, occupation, checkpoints, surveillance. It is empire, apartheid, genocide. 1.5 Years of Genocide While we gather for Passover, we cannot look away from Gaza. Over the past year and a half, over 51,000 Palestinians have been killed. No aid has entered Gaza...
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Bring solidarity to the table – Four questions for talking about Palestine during seder

Every year, Jews around the world gather at Passover to retell the story of our liberation, to celebrate freedom and the resilience of our ancestors. This year, we cannot hear the story of the Israelites’ exodus without thinking of Palestinians enduring Israeli genocide today. The struggle for freedom continues today in Palestine. We cannot look away from the bombing and rampant destruction of Gaza, or from the frightening rise in military and settler violence across...
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Apply Now! IJV is Hiring a Campaigns Coordinator.

Location: Remotely from anywhere in Canada.  Hours and duration: This is a one-year, full-time (35 hours per week) contract with the possibility of renewal. Remuneration and conditions:  Total annual pay $59,275.96, including 5% in lieu of pension; $300/ mo. home office expense stipend; four weeks vacation (prorated); 5 religious holidays (prorated) and a strong benefits package after 3 months probation. Closing Date: Tuesday, April 29 Who we are:  Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) is a...
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Refusenik speaking tour March 2025

Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) is proud to announce that we will be hosting an Anti-Zionist Refusenik Speaking Tour! Starting March 4th, Israeli conscientious objectors Tal Mitnick and Einat Gerlitz will be traveling across the country, speaking about their experiences resisting genocide and why they refused to serve in the Israeli military. Mitnick and Gerlitz will be hosted by IJV chapters across Canada to talk about war resisters in the movement for a free Palestine, nonviolent resistance to Zionist fascism...
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Together Against Apartheid

A campaign to educate Canadians on the reality of Israeli apartheid, and to empower people to take action to stop it.

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#NOIHRA

The IHRA definition of antisemitism is designed to silence criticism of Israel and of Zionism by equating this criticism with antisemitism.

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